Deodorant holder



June 20, 1944.`

H. J. BROwNsTElN DEODORANT HOLDER Filed Dec;- 9 1945 JS 4 mn.

Patented June 2G, 1944 'y Chi'cagmassignorr "HysanProducts'(loinpany',

limitare',.Ill.,allad '.Application December 9, 1943,ifS-er.ial.z o." u

2 claims. (olsz'sscazi 3" 'i' sale; is easy to convert from its cartonform into its holder form; and is so vented in its side walls as topermit of either slow or rapid volatilization of the material, asdesired.

While the foregoing statements are indicative in a. general way of thenature of the invention, other more specific objects and advantages willbe apparent to those skilled in the art upon a full understanding of thenovel construction of the holder.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is presented herein for thepurpose of exemplication, but it will of course be appreciated that theinvention is susceptible of incorporation in various other modifiedforms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the improved holder, in a suspendedposition;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a block of deodorizing material suitablefor use in the holder, showing the block after it has been removed fromthe carton but before it has been unwrapped to permit of volatilization;

Fig. 3 is an outspread view of the blank of cardboard from which theholder is formed;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the holder;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section through the holder, taken on the line 5-5of Fig. 4, showing the vent extensions closed; and

Fig. 6 is a similar Vertical section through the holder, showing thevent extensions opened up to permit of more rapid volatilization.

The holder shown in the drawing consists of a vertically elongatedcarton I0 of rectangular cross section which is formed up from a blankII of cardboard or other suitable material. The blank is provided withfour vertically elongated panels I2, I3, I4 and I5 which are adapted tobe folded along the lines I6, II and I8 into a four sided tube, the freeedge I9 of the panel I2 being permanently secured to the free edge ofthe panel I5 by a ange 2l which is coated with glue. The blank isprovided, below the panels, with four downwardly extending flaps 22, 23,

24 and 25 which are adapted to be folded inwardly along the lines 26,21,28 and 29 into overlapped relation and permanently secured to form thebottom of the tube. The blank is provided, above the panels, with fourupwardly extending flaps 30, 3|, 32 and 33 which are adapted to befolded inwardly along the lines 34, 35, 36 and 3l into overlappedrelation to form the top of the tube. 'Ihe top aps are not permanentlysecured together but are left free. whereby to permit the top to beopened. Y

The panel I2 forms the back of the holder; the panels I3 and I5 thesides; and the panel I4 the front. The flap 30 at the top of the backpanel I2 is used to suspend the holder and is provided with a smallaperture 38 for that pur- 1 pose. The ilap 32 at the top of the frontpanel I4 is provided with an upwardly extending continuation flap 39 ofthe same size as the flap 39, and the ap 39 is provided with a smallaperture 40 for registration with the aperture 38. The

lflaps 3|, 32 and 33 are cut away at 4I, 42 and 43 to leave an opening44 in the center of the top of the holder when the flaps are foldedinwardly. This opening is covered over by the suspension flap 30 whenthe latter is folded down flatly against the top of the holder. When theholder is merely serving as a carton the flap 30 is folded down in thismanner and the extra flap 39 is tucked in against the inside ofthe backpanel I2.

The holder is adapted to contain a block 45 of deodorizing material. Theblock 45 is preferably of such shape `and size as to substantially fillthe holder, and is initially sealed within an air-tight wrapper 46 ofCellophane or other suitable material. l

The sides I3 and I5 of the holder are provided with vertically extendingrows of small punched out vents 41 and are also provided with verticallyextending rows of cut out but initially unbent tongues v48. The tongues48 are located adjacent the vents 4l in downwardly extending positions,with the free edge 49 of each tongue forming one of the edges of eachvent,

whereby -to provide in effect additional vents 5I)v in the form ofextensions to the vents 41.

The extension vents 50 can be regulated as to size, depending on therate of volatilization desired, by merely bending the tongues 48outwardly. They can be bent only a little, or all the way, and they canall be bent, or only some bent.

The block 45 is adapted to be packaged within the holder prior to use.When the block is to be volatilized it is removed from the holder,unwrapped, and returned to the holder. The suspension flap 30 is thenturned up, along with the extra nap 39, and the tongues I8 are bentoutwardly to the desired extent.

While the holder has been referred to herein as intended for use with a.deodorizing material, it will of course-,be Iunderstood that lit can beused with various `other kinds oi volatile materials, for otherpurposes,` and thatv the 'volatile material need not necessarily be inblock form.

I claim: 1. A deodorant holder, comprising afyertieally bendabie sheetmaterial, sam-carton beingir vided in one of its sidewalls'witha'vertically extending row of punched out openings which formsmall xed vents, andabeingprovideddnj the same side wall with avertically extending 4 6 elongatedl carton constructed of stiff butreadily bendable sheet material, said carton being provided in one ofits side walls with a vertically extending row of punchedout openingswhich form small fixed vents,kand being provided in 10 l.the same sidewall with a vertically'extending row of initially closed cut out tongueswhich "'when bent outwardly form relatively large adpz'justablei'extensions of the xed vents, said elongated carton constructed of stiffbut readily I punchedout kopenings being located at the freell'5,4iiftiges" of the 'out out tongues, whereby to render 'the latterreadilyaccessible from the outside for bending.

" sY -l "HENRY J. BROWNS'I'EIN.

